Meditation for Americaby Corinne McLaughlinRead through this meditation first, and then take yourself on an inner meditative journey, using your own imagery:Take a few deep breaths to relax, breathing in peace and stillness, exhaling any tensions or worries….Focus in your heart….breathing in the quality of universal love...Align with your higher self or soul…Now imagine that you are standing at the foot of the Statue of Liberty in the New York harbor….See her holding aloft a torch of light, with a book of wisdom in her other arm, welcoming all those who are “yearning to breathe free…”See this inspirational statue as a symbol of the soul of America….Now imagine yourself entering the statue, and slowly climbing the spiral staircase that leads up to her crown….As you reach the crown of the statue (symbolic of the crown chakra), there is a platform to stand on and look out at the beautiful view for miles all around…As you look out across the land from this expanded view, you can see events in the life of this nation in a larger context, and in a longer time frame….What lessons is America learning at this time?Take a few minutes and see what you observe…Now ask for new insights into the soul of America…Give thanks for the many blessings constantly showered upon our nation….See America aligning with her higher purpose and truly serving the greatest good of all ….Now visualize sending out rays of light and love to all the people of America, seeing the nation healed and reunited in common purpose….Now visualize light and love radiating out to all the people of the world, affirming ourselves as one human family…Then slowly as you are ready, leave the platform where you are standing, remembering all that you’ve experienced, and slowly begin to descend the stairs of the statue back to the ground floor…When you are ready, slowly open your eyes, and write down any insights you’ve received.